Asymmetric shenanigans!

[Tree Feeder]

So I am making another weird airplane. The general idea of this one is to make an asymmetric airplane that can have a large and swappable payload pod. I am using a wing from a guinea pig (that I found in the trash at ff24), a custom fuselage I made a while ago from this build, and some kind of swappable cargo pod thing that I haven't made yet. I have tried this before, but it was a little too asymmetric. You can probably guess what happened...

Anyway, I am wondering if anyone has experience with spoilerons, specifically in combination with full span flaperons. My theory is that the flaperons will take care of both flaps and also small adjustments, while I could make the spoilerons kick in later for large adjustments. Any thoughts?

Tree Feeder

 

[Tree Feeder]

I have finished making the spoilers. I have also finished hooking up the tail. However, I think that my servo tester just killed three servos. I have never had any problems with these servos, but I have also never used them with a tester. I have been using the same servos with a receiver for a while, so I'm not sure what is going on. Very weird.

Tree Feeder

 

[Tree Feeder]

Spoiler alert!

 

[Tree Feeder]

And it's done!

 

[bisco]

wow, can't wait for the maiden!

 

[Tree Feeder]

Should be tomorrow depending on the weather. It has been either windy or rainy or both.

 

[bisco]

yeah, same here. tough spring so far

 

[Tree Feeder]

Trying to not have it meet the same fate as my last one!

 

[Tree Feeder]

Just wanted to share the landing gear. This is my second plane with a monowheel landing gear. The first one was a simple soarer with a modified 3d printed power pod and a really floppy wing. The wheel on this one is from that one.

 

[Tree Feeder]

wow, can't wait for the maiden!

I am interested if I have the motor close enough to the center, because I tried this one other time, placing the motor pod where the motor would have normally gone. That's where the holes are in between the pods and the blue tape. Asymmetric airplanes are quite interesting, because you can get away with so much and it still flies normal. Of course, there is a limit. Project Air on YouTube has a great video on this. I do have the motor angled out slightly and a big rudder, so hopefully I should be able to fly it straight.

Tree Feeder

 

[Tree Feeder]

Still too windy to fly today. The forecast looks like my next chance will be Wednesday. 🙁

 

[Tree Feeder]

Still too windy. 🙁 🙁

 

[Tree Feeder]

Well, I got to maiden it. Kind of. It was tail heavy, so it went up and over to the left. Thankfully, only the pod came off. I should be able to attempt flight again today!

 

[Tree Feeder]

So apparently you can't hand launch an asymmetric plane. I think it needs to speed up more before taking off, otherwise the motor's thrust just turns it. I might be able to repair it, but the front part of the motor pod is bent up so much that I can't bend it back.😟😕☹️

 

[bisco]

I wish I could offer advice, but I know nothing of asymmetry. all the best with it!

 

[Tree Feeder]

Thank you. I think I need to make the landing gear takeoff gear as well. It should be repairable. I think the problem was that it didn't have enough airspeed for the rudder to do anything. I also think that it being tail heavy didn't help anything.

 

[bisco]

have you read this? asymmetrical-airplanes-experimenting-with-design

 

[Tree Feeder]

I have not. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Tree Feeder]

So I made another asymmetric one from pieces of two old planes. Just waiting for the battery to charge.

 

[Tree Feeder]

Also changed the title of this thread to better reflect what's happening here.